Creating a High-Velocity Testing Organization

Efficient and high-quality software cannot be developed overnight. It demands weeks – and sometimes months – of dedicated effort and rigorous testing. Research has revealed that 80% of downtime is a result of application errors or failures. The downtime situation worsens when cloud computing is involved. The solution for this serious issue is High-Velocity testing.

What is High-Velocity?

Velocity is measured by units of work done in a particular interval. Its length is fixed in the beginning of a project. A High-Velocity organization is capable of delivering high quality performance in a certain interval. The idea of using velocity as a tool is to help team members find out their optimum work capacity for a given time period. So a High-Velocity team is able to complete tasks at a faster pace and deliver better results than conventional teams.

High-Velocity Testing: The need of the hour

If a testing organization seeks to deliver a nearly flawless software product within a deadline, then it must take advantage of High-Velocity Testing. In order to excel in high-velocity testing, a company should have in-depth knowledge of testing processes. It should be able to provide clients with error-free and timely testing, day in, day out.
There are many factors that influence velocity in testing. They are as follows:
1. Stability of Testing Team – The core members in a testing team should not be moved frequently. Frequent migration directly affects velocity.
2. Hiring the Best Talent – It is important to assemble a team of people having the best engineering skills. Hiring individuals with low skill levels will negatively impact the organization.
3. Proper Communication – Lack of communication between members in a testing team hugely affects velocity or performance of a testing organization. Ideas should be shared on a regular basis and in a positive manner.
4. Awareness About Testing – It is very important for team members to know the importance of fruitful testing. This awareness will boost performance.
5. Training and Expertise – The team should be provided high-end training in order to deliver best possible results. Product-specific training is a must.
6. Provide clear access – Lack of access to reports, systems and software is the most prevalent cause for slowing down the testing process. According to this research from CA Technologies, a typical organization needs access to 33 systems for development and testing, but nearly 2/3 of the team has access to only 50% of the required systems.

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